Children's Hospital patients fish with Steeler

Defensive end Brett Keisel teaches four children his love of outdoors

It started in the morning at the Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club in Bridgeville. Four patients from Children's Hospital joined some contest winners from a local appliance store to spend the morning fishing with Steeler defensive end Brett Keisel.

"I grew up with a fishing pole in my hand. I think that is something that has made me who I am today -- being outside in the great outside," Keisel said.

And the children were ecstatic.

"I am fishing here with Brett Keisel and it is very cool. I talked to him for a little bit and I am going to get some autographs," Tyler Skarzenski said.

Tyler lost his leg in an ATV accident a year ago. He said he will soon be getting a prosthetic, but this day with a famous two-time Super Bowl winner is even better news.

"It helps makes it worth losing a leg," Tyler said.

Another patient, Luke, caught the biggest fish of the day -- a tiger trout. Keisel was impressed, and posed with him for a picture, then put the fish back into the water so someone else could catch it. It was a day full of new experiences for the children, which is exactly what Keisel intended.

"That is why we thought it would be fun to do something like this. Get them out of the hospital and out here and they are doing a pretty good job of out-fishing me, " Keisel enthused.

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Four patients from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh went fishing with Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel on Monday afternoon.